Refrigerator



D. BONZI.

REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 6, I920. I 1,373,29%e Patented Mar. 29 1921.

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REFRIGERATOR.

APPLICATION FILED can a, 1920.

Patented Mar. 29 M21. I

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To all whom it may concern Be it lmown that ll Davmn Bonzr, a subject of the King of italy residing at East Lyme, inthe county of liew London and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Refrigerators, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in refrigerators and has for one of its objects toprovide. a re-' frigerator of the top icer type wherein a hinged lid is carried by the top of the refrigerator frame to provide for placing the ice Within the, refrigerator.

A. further objector the invention has particular reference to the body construction of the refrigerator, the same being formed of cementitious material with food and ice compartments communicating with each other by air passages with the body of the refrigerator supported on the ball bearing casters to facilitate moving 7 of the same from one placeto another.

A further object of the invention has particular reference to a drain spout associated with the ice chamber; a' screen covered perforated pipe being located in the bottom of the ice compartment or chamber and communicatingwith a. faucet upon the outer wall of the refrigerator for purposes oi draining the ice compartment oil water.

With the above and other ob ects in view,

the present invention consists in the novel form, combination and arrangement I of parts hereinafter more fully described and shown in the accompanying drawlngs, In

which like reference characters indicate similar parts throughout the several views.

in the drawings,

Figure 1 is a frontelevational view ota refrigerator constructed in accordance with the resent invention,

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the. same,

Fig.3 is an end elevational view,

Fig. l is a vertical sectional view taken on line llVW of Fig. 1 showing the cold air assages from the ice compartment to the 00d chambers,

Fig-5 is a horizontal sectional view taken on line V-V of F specification of Letters Eatent.

Application filed. october 6, 11920.,

ig. 1 showing the drain Patented Mar. @Ql, 1921i.

Serial No. 415,011.

pipe for the ice compartments andthe air passages between the ice and food compartments,

Fig.6 is a vertical sectional view taken on line VIP-Viol F ig.'3 showing the concrete construction of the refrigerator, the ice and food compartments, and the wall brackets for the food compartment trays,

F 1g. 7 is a perspective view of the longitudinal metallic side brace bar for the lower end of the refrigerator,

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the transverse base supporting metallic bar of the refrigerator, and

Fig. 9 is a fragmentary sectional View of the lower end of the refrigerator showing a caster mounting for one of the supporting rollers.

Briefly described, the present invention has torits primary object to provide a refrigerator of cementitious or concrete construction having a central ice compartment and lateral food compartments, Access is gained to the ice compartment by a hinged top door thereby providing a refrigerator of the top icer type. A. drain pipe is partly embedded in the bottom wall of the ice compartment, being covered by a screen and perforated and is in communication with a faucet arranged exteriorly of the refrigerator for draining the ice compartment of water. Side doors permit accessto the food compartments while a novel construction of brace bars extend longitudinally and transversely of the lower edges of the retri erator body to support the same. A ball earing revolving caster is mounted at each lower corner of the refrigerator to facilitate an easy moving of the same from one position to another.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawings, there is illustrated a refrigerator of concrete construction, being preferably rectangular in plan view and embodying a front wall 1, top wall 2, end. Walls 3, rear walla, and a bottom wall 5. Vertical partitions 6 extending transversely of the interior of the refrigerator divide the same into three compartments, a central ice compartment '7? and lateral food compartments 8. Access is gained to the ice coma partment 7 for filling the same by door 9 of concrete construction braced by a metallic supporting frame 10, the same being hinged to the top wall 2 as at 11 and it being provided upon the free swinging end thereof with a handle 12. The lid or cover 9 is set within the ice compartment 7 with the upper face thereof lying flush with the upper face of the top wall 2.

As shown in Figs. a, 5, and 6, a drainage pipe and faucet outlet therefor is associated with the ice compartment 7, the pipe 13 be ing embedded in the bottom wall 7 of the ice chamber, extending through the rear wall thereof for the reception of a cap 1 1 while the forward projecting end extending through the front wall 1 is provided with a faucet outlet 15. The pipeisJprovided with a plurality of perforations 16- as shown in Figs. 5 and 6 through which water from the compartment 7 flows to the drain pipe 13.

The cold air circulation between the ice compartment 7 and the food compartments 8 passes through the inclined openings 17 in the partition walls 6 as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. the openings being arranged approximately midway and adjacent the upper end'of the ice compartment.

Each food compartment 3 is of like construction the inner faces of the end walls 3 and the adjacent faces of the partition walls 6 being formed with horizontally alined ledges 13 for the sliding reception of food supporting trays. A door 19 is provided in the front wall ,1 of the refrigerator body for each food compartment 3 and is hinged thereto as at 20 while a lock device 21 secures the free swinging edge thereof in closed position.

A novel form of metallic brace is associated with the lower end of the refrigerator body, a brace bar being provided for the front and rear edges thereof extending longitudinally while end brace plates extend transversely of the body. These bracing plates are shown in detail in Figs. 7 and 8, the longitudinal brace plate embodying a central body portion 22 having inclined downward extensions 23 continuing in straight end extensions 24- while corresponding side edges of the end extensions 24 carry angle plates 25. The longitudinal brace plates 22 underlie each lower side edge of the refrigerator body and are secured thereto by fastening devices passing through the openings 2% in the end extensions while the angle plates 25 of said extensions extend upwardly for engagement with the outer face of the adjacent side wall of the refrigerator. The end transverse bracing plates are similarly formed. each including a central body portion 26, downward inclined members 27 and end extensions 28 with angle plates 29 carried by corresponding side edges thereof. in a like manner, the end transnewest verse bracing plates are secured to the lower edges of the refrigerator body by fastening devices passing through the openings 28 in the end extensions.

A revolving ball bearing caster is associated with each corner of the refrigerator, the same embodying a disk 30 carrying a depending fork projection 31 for supporting a floor roller 32 while a bearing plate 33 is secured by rivets 34 to the end extensions 24; and 28 of the longitudinal and transverse bracing plates. Ball bearings 35 are interposed between the disk 30 and plate 33 and the disk 30 is rotatably mounted beneath the plate 33 by the vertical bearing pin 36.

As clearly shown in Fig. 6, the bottom wall 7 of the ice compartment 7 and the bottom walls 8 of the food compartments are of increased cross sectional area thereby providing a substantial mounting base combined with the metallic bracing plates for the lower end of the refrigerator body.

l Vhile there is herein shown and described what is believed to be the preferred embodi ment of the invention. it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A refrigerator of the type described comprising a concrete body of integral construction, embodying vertical spaced partitions dividing the same into a central ice compartment and lateral food compartments, a top cover for the ice compartment, side doors for the food compartments, a drainage pipe extending transversely of the bottom wall of the ice compartment and metallic bracing plates for the lower end of the refrigerator.

2. A refrigerator of the type described comprising a concrete body of integral construction spaced partitions therein dividing the same into a central ice compartment and lateral food compartments, said partitions having air passages forming communication between the ice compartment and the food compartments, a top cover for the ice compartment, side doors for the food compartments, a drainage pipe extending transversely of the bottom wall of the ice cornpartment, a faucet arranged exteriorly of the refrigerator body and communicating with the drainage pipe, and metallic bracing plates disposed at the side edges and ends of the bottom of the refrigerator body.

3. A refrigerator of the t pe described comprising a concrete body of integral construction. spaced partitions therein dividing the same into a central ice compartment and lateral food compartments. said partitions having air passages forming communication between the ice compartment nd the food compartments, a top cover for the ice compartment, side doors for the food compartments, a drainage pipe extending transcompartments and side and end bottom bracversely of the bottom wall of the ice coming plates formed complementally to the partment, the bottom walls of the ice and contour of the bottom face of the refrigei 10 food compartments being of increased cross ator body and secured thereto at the ends 5 sectional area with the lower faces of the thereof.

bottom walls of the food compartments ex- In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

tending below the bottom wall of the ice DAVIDE BONZI. 

